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article revised August 2012
What you need to know about
Cattle Comfort
The Oklahoma Mesonet Cattle Comfort Advisor is
located on the Mesonet website, www.mesonet.org,
under the Agriculture tab at the top. From the main
Agriculture page, select “Cattle Comfort Advisor”
from the left menu under Agriculture Essentials.
Display products are grouped into Statewide Maps, Local Mesonet Site, or Past Years. Local Mesonet Site and Past Years
display products include both graphs and tables.
Introduction
Oklahoma’s extreme weather can have a dramatic impact on livestock. Extreme conditions can alter feed intake, reduce
daily weight gain and increase feed requirements.
The cattle comfort maps, provided in the Mesonet Agriculture section, are designed to help producers identify current and
future periods of stress. The maps indicate two levels of heat stress, two levels of cold stress and a period of no stress. The
comfort maps are designed for outdoor cattle.
Cattle Comfort Products
The Cattle Comfort Advisor includes a variety of display products to provide information for ranchers and cattle industry
professionals, including: Current and yesterday maps, Forecast high and low maps, Combined 10-day and 3-day forecast
graphs, 45-day graph and table, and High and low current and last year graph.
“Statewide Maps” choices include current, past and forecast Oklahoma maps. Local Mesonet Site” graphs provide a time
series for a single Mesonet location. Graphs and tables show cattle comfort for the “Past 10 Days and Forecast” or “Past
45 Days.”
The “Past 45 Days” cattle comfort graph shows data
in 2-hour intervals. Selecting “Past 10 Days and
Forecast” loads a graph of cattle comfort and air
temperatures. To zoom the graph into a short period,
move the mouse to the start time you want, left click
and drag to the desired end time, then release the
left mouse button. Click “Reset zoom” on the right
side of the graph to reset the zoom view. To switch
to a table of cattle comfort index values, move your
mouse to the right side of the graph and when the
green box appears, click the table icon.
Finding the Cattle
Comfort Advisor

article revised August 2012
What you need to know about
Cattle Comfort
The Oklahoma Mesonet Cattle Comfort Advisor is
located on the Mesonet website, www.mesonet.org,
under the Agriculture tab at the top. From the main
Agriculture page, select “Cattle Comfort Advisor”
from the left menu under Agriculture Essentials.
Display products are grouped into Statewide Maps, Local Mesonet Site, or Past Years. Local Mesonet Site and Past Years
display products include both graphs and tables.
Introduction
Oklahoma’s extreme weather can have a dramatic impact on livestock. Extreme conditions can alter feed intake, reduce
daily weight gain and increase feed requirements.
The cattle comfort maps, provided in the Mesonet Agriculture section, are designed to help producers identify current and
future periods of stress. The maps indicate two levels of heat stress, two levels of cold stress and a period of no stress. The
comfort maps are designed for outdoor cattle.
Cattle Comfort Products
The Cattle Comfort Advisor includes a variety of display products to provide information for ranchers and cattle industry
professionals, including: Current and yesterday maps, Forecast high and low maps, Combined 10-day and 3-day forecast
graphs, 45-day graph and table, and High and low current and last year graph.
“Statewide Maps” choices include current, past and forecast Oklahoma maps. Local Mesonet Site” graphs provide a time
series for a single Mesonet location. Graphs and tables show cattle comfort for the “Past 10 Days and Forecast” or “Past
45 Days.”
The “Past 45 Days” cattle comfort graph shows data
in 2-hour intervals. Selecting “Past 10 Days and
Forecast” loads a graph of cattle comfort and air
temperatures. To zoom the graph into a short period,
move the mouse to the start time you want, left click
and drag to the desired end time, then release the
left mouse button. Click “Reset zoom” on the right
side of the graph to reset the zoom view. To switch
to a table of cattle comfort index values, move your
mouse to the right side of the graph and when the
green box appears, click the table icon.
Finding the Cattle
Comfort Advisor